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Bitcoin Inheritance Checklist
A practical overview of the legal, human, and technical pieces every plan should consider.
Legal intent
- My intended beneficiaries are clearly documented.
- My executor or trustee knows that bitcoin requires a separate technical handoff.
- My plan has been reviewed for my jurisdiction and personal circumstances.
Discovery
- At least one trusted person knows a bitcoin plan exists.
- The first instruction can be found without revealing spendable information.
- My family knows whom to contact before touching any wallet material.
Recovery map
- My custody type is described in plain language.
- Required devices and non-secret configuration backups are accounted for offline.
- No single discoverable document contains everything needed to spend.
People and maintenance
- Heirs have received anti-scam guidance.
- We have practiced with a no-value wallet.
- A date is scheduled for the next review.
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